A RENTON man started shouting abuse at his partner after the pair had been out drinking together.

Stewart Cameron appeared at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last week and admitted behaving in an abusive manner, repeatedly shouting and swearing within the house the couple shared in Helensburgh’s Old Luss Road.

This happened on August 23 last year and the court heard how the 41-year-old from Tontine Park had been in a relationship with the woman for approximately 11 years.

Fiscal depute Kim McGregor said: “On August 23, the accused and the witness had been out socialising for the day and had consumed a quantity of alcohol through the course of the day.

“At around 6pm they returned to their home address and the witness went to her bedroom and fell asleep for approximately an hour-and-a-half.

“She was thereafter awakened by the accused shouting in the living room area and made her way downstairs to check on the well-being of the accused.”

Cameron became abusive to the woman and the pair became involved in a “heated argument”. The woman phoned the police and while on the phone, the call operator could hear Cameron in the background.

Police attended and entered the property.

Ms McGregor said: “Cameron began shouting and swearing towards the police and the witness.

“He was repeatedly punching his hand and gesturing he was punching someone.”